Are you a Winning Couple?

Answer these questions to be part of a new Tango Survey to see if you have a winning relationship.

How long have you been dating *

a) Less than 2 years
b) 2 to 5 years
c) over 5 years but less than 10 years
d) 10 years or more

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Communication #1: *

YOU Just announced Big News to your partner that will most definitely impact the relationship and he/she responds with the usual:
a) WOW! That’s wonderful, you must be so happy, do you want to talk more about it?
b) Huh? (Probably thinking to him/herself, how is this going to effect me?)
c) Very little response, and you have to probe him/her to get a response.
d) “That’s interesting”, and three days later he or she is ready to respond.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Communication #2: *

YOU have to talk about a sensitive issue with your partner, knowing this makes you hesitate. So you:
a). Just come right out and say it.
b). decide when the best time is to talk about it, depending on mood, stress or other barriers that might cause a more negative reaction.
c).Call attention to the fact that you have something sensitive and possibly unpleasant to talk about, but for the sake of the relationship it must be addressed.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Communication #3: *

Do you accept the verbal and non-verbal communication in your relationship because it is:
a).Clearly understood with rare misunderstanding nor mixed messages.
b).I have to accept it, I don’t like it, makes me frustrated but I know it will never change.
c.)I know if I say it in the way he/she hears me, I will be understood.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Money: *

If you, not your partner, were gifted $5,000.00 today, what would you do with it?
a) Spend until it was all gone.
b) Save a portion and spend a portion?
c) Use at as a tool for practical purposes.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Support #1: *

Is there an influential person in your life besides your partner?
If yes, what degree of influence would they have on your relationship?
a) Very much – Do whatever they say, even if it is against my partner’s advice.
b) I'd consider their advice, but ultimately make my own decision.
c) Never ask for advice.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Support #2: *

Do you believe when you marry your partner, you also marry his/her family?
a) Absolutely
b) Maintain boundaries but know they are a large part of our lives.
c) Not at all, never thought that way.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Support #3: *

Do you genuinely enjoy your partner's friends?
a) Yes, and have become friends with them.
b) No, I question my partner’s choice in his/her close friendships
c) There are no friends to speak of.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Sex #1: *

How important is sex/intimacy in a committed relationship?
a) Intimacy is how I want to stay connected and it will always be the way.
b) It’s not that important, I enjoy other ways we connect just as much.
c) I’m expecting it will eventually be at the bottom of the list, that’s life.

A

B

C

D or None of the above

Sex #2: *

If your sex life with your partner was obviously uneventful or had become few and noticeably nil would you?
a) Initiate it with romance, try to get her/him in the mood.
b) Bring up the subject in a direct way and insist you both talk about it.
c) Not say anything ever and hope it would improve eventually, maybe it’s a temporary dry spell.
d) Never say anything and just give up, and sulk.